Full install video for aftermarket hitch and wiring harness

[cbrownabq]

What we need is a video of installing the 7 pin. That's the mystery...hitches and 4 pins are straightforward.

What he said.

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[BudgetBronco]

No video, but the 7pin topic has been covered pretty well on this thread starting on page 7: https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...ing-harness-out-for-bronco.25164/post-1052512

 

[dgorsett]

I asked this over on the Curt Wiring thread, I'll try here for BudgetBronco and Voltagedrop:

Question: I have left a set of LED trailer lights plugged in since my install (going to use as towed lights). When I leave the Bronco, after all the regular Bronco lights shut down, the trailer marker lights stay lit, Bronco tails are off. I eventually lose patience and hit the lock button, all brake lights flash and everything, including the trailer lights shut down. What's going on? How can the trailer lights be on when the Bronco tails are not? and what about locking shuts them off? I'm not sure if they ever will shut off by themselves (tested up to 1 1/2 hours.

Further info: When I test with a set of old incandescent tow lights, they go off immediately. My theory now is the Curt 'box' must have a capacitor that holds enough juice to run the LED trailer lights for quite a while.

 

[BudgetBronco]

I asked this over on the Curt Wiring thread, I'll try here for BudgetBronco and Voltagedrop:

Question: I have left a set of LED trailer lights plugged in since my install (going to use as towed lights). When I leave the Bronco, after all the regular Bronco lights shut down, the trailer marker lights stay lit, Bronco tails are off. I eventually lose patience and hit the lock button, all brake lights flash and everything, including the trailer lights shut down. What's going on? How can the trailer lights be on when the Bronco tails are not? and what about locking shuts them off? I'm not sure if they ever will shut off by themselves (tested up to 1 1/2 hours.

Further info: When I test with a set of old incandescent tow lights, they go off immediately. My theory now is the Curt 'box' must have a capacitor that holds enough juice to run the LED trailer lights for quite a while.

Interesting...I just went and tested but I could not replicate what you are seeing. With my LED tester hooked up, the lights always went on and off in perfect sync with the tail lights for everything I tried: lights on, lights off, open and closing doors, locking and unlocking.

Do you have signature LED tail lights, or halogen tail lights?

If halogen style like mine on the Base, did you cut and ground the red wire along with the white wire?

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

What we need is a video of installing the 7 pin. That's the mystery...hitches and 4 pins are straightforward.

Pretty sure the ford techs need that same video as I havent seen someone successfully say that one of the techs was able to complete this job.

 

[dgorsett]

Interesting...I just went and tested but I could not replicate what you are seeing. With my LED tester hooked up, the lights always went on and off in perfect sync with the tail lights for everything I tried: lights on, lights off, open and closing doors, locking and unlocking.

Do you have signature LED tail lights, or halogen tail lights?

If halogen style like mine on the Base, did you cut and ground the red wire along with the white wire?

Halogen. I did ground the red and white, but I may recheck that. Thanks. Lmk if tou come up with anything. BTW I grounded the cut red on the side from the curt module not the plug side.

 

[BudgetBronco]

Halogen. I did ground the red and white, but I may recheck that. Thanks. Lmk if tou come up with anything. BTW I grounded the cut red on the side from the curt module not the plug side.

Ya that's correct ground to the module not to the plug. I'm stumped. Voltagedrop is the real electrical expert tho...

 

[dgorsett]

Ya that's correct ground to the module not to the plug. I'm stumped. Voltagedrop is the real electrical expert tho...

First, thank you for checking and your interest. I went out this morning to do more investigation, going to check for good ground first and...yep, everything worked perfectly before I even did anything.. I am thinking ground issue and driving around a couple days rattled everything in..I'll keep an eye on it...

 

[redone17]

Thank you for the informative videos on prepping and installing the trailer harness. Truly great information. I’ve successfully installed it on my Black Diamond.

One thing I’m wondering. What did everyone do to tidy up the actual 4 Pin plug? I assumed it would wedge into the holder on the hitch itself. But, it doesn’t.

I found these three options upon quick search. I’m going to check out etrailer.com too.

Road Tough
Hopkins
Curt

One thing that threw me off - was you show yourself feeding the module and wiring below the taillight and around the driver side of the bumper - but, I found that gets the wiring caught up on bumper mounts and it’s not long enough to mount the module. Perhaps there is a difference with the metal and plastic number? I had to feed the male/female plugs up behind the bumper through a hole near the taillight similar to how you did on the passenger side.

Also, I’m assuming it’s because you have the Curt hitch and I have the Ford. But there wasn’t any room to mount the module on the outside of the frame (on the driver side of the hitch). I had to mount it inside the hitch pocket itself - just behind where the 4 pin mounts. The slack is tucked up inside the bumper. I cleaned the area well and used some super-duty 3M tape. Kinda worried about it - but, I’ll keep an eye on it.

Only other thing I did different is that used heat shrink butt connectors to avoid any water getting in. Perhaps one day I’ll wire it to the cargo area. The engine compartment is getting hectic with the trailer wiring/fuse, Panda module, catch can hoses…all in the same area.

Besides that - everything went smoothly - thanks to you.

 

[Herbie]

Thank you for the informative videos on prepping and installing the trailer harness. Truly great information. I’ve successfully installed it on my Black Diamond.

One thing I’m wondering. What did everyone do to tidy up the actual 4 Pin plug? I assumed it would wedge into the holder on the hitch itself. But, it doesn’t.

I found these three options upon quick search. I’m going to check out etrailer.com too.

Road Tough
Hopkins
Curt

One thing that threw me off - was you show yourself feeding the module and wiring below the taillight and around the driver side of the bumper - but, I found that gets the wiring caught up on bumper mounts and it’s not long enough to mount the module. Perhaps there is a difference with the metal and plastic number? I had to feed the male/female plugs up behind the bumper through a hole near the taillight similar to how you did on the passenger side.

Also, I’m assuming it’s because you have the Curt hitch and I have the Ford. But there wasn’t any room to mount the module on the outside of the frame (on the driver side of the hitch). I had to mount it inside the hitch pocket itself - just behind where the 4 pin mounts. The slack is tucked up inside the bumper. I cleaned the area well and used some super-duty 3M tape. Kinda worried about it - but, I’ll keep an eye on it.

Only other thing I did different is that used heat shrink butt connectors to avoid any water getting in. Perhaps one day I’ll wire it to the cargo area. The engine compartment is getting hectic with the trailer wiring/fuse, Panda module, catch can hoses…all in the same area.

Besides that - everything went smoothly - thanks to you.

Many on here including me did the Road Tough.

 

[NC_Pinz]

Many on here including me did the Road Tough.

Where are you mounting the Road Tough connector? I installed the RC hitch last weekend and will be installing the Curt wiring Saturday. I really hadn't thought about what I was going to do with the 4 pin connector other than tuck it someplace out of the way.

 

[Herbie]

Where are you mounting the Road Tough connector? I installed the RC hitch last weekend and will be installing the Curt wiring Saturday. I really hadn't thought about what I was going to do with the 4 pin connector other than tuck it someplace out of the way.

Stole this pic from another forum installer here, but I am doing the same. Screwing it right in to the plastic bumper.

 

[Brockdog12]

I installed my Curt hitch the other day, just need to center it and torque it. Wiring harness to be delivered tomorrow.

Had to undo the clips holding an existing wiring harness in place and move it out of the way so the hitch nuts would clear and not pinch the harness. I ordered some vinyl caps to go over the bolt threads to reduce any rub on that existing harness.

 

[redone17]

Stole this pic from another forum installer here, but I am doing the same. Screwing it right in to the plastic bumper.

Ah! Ok. I love the look of that. Thanks. I will have to retrofit it to work with the factory Ford hitch. I do like the look of the Curt hitch. Ah well.

 

[mikec426]

One thing I’m wondering. What did everyone do to tidy up the actual 4 Pin plug? I assumed it would wedge into the holder on the hitch itself. But, it doesn’t.

What the?! It doesn’t? Why would they make it look like it’s built just for that purpose? How does it mount if it’s done from the factory?

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